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Waiheke Island Playcentre, Ostend

Playcentre · Ostend, Waiheke Island

Waiheke Island Playcentre is a community-based early childhood service in Ostend, Waiheke Island, registered under the "Playcentre" category. KuraData brings together its 20 Hours ECE status, children on the roll, age and ethnicity breakdown, Equity Index and official contact details in one place.

Last checked 15 October 2026

At a glance

TypePlaycentre
LocationWaiheke Island
RegionAuckland Region
Service number22055
30
Children on the roll
20 Hrs funded
20 Hours ECE
Community based
Authority
EQI > 5
Equity Index

Service type

Waiheke Island Playcentre is a Playcentre — a parent-led co-operative, where parents and caregivers themselves run sessions rather than employed teaching staff.

20 Hours ECE

Waiheke Island Playcentre participates in the 20 Hours ECE scheme, which funds up to 20 hours a week of early childhood education for children aged 3 to 5.

Authority

Waiheke Island Playcentre is community based — typically run by a trust, incorporated society, or other not-for-profit body, rather than operated for private profit.

Equity Index

Waiheke Island Playcentre has an Equity Index rating of "EQI > 5" on the Ministry of Education's 1–4 scale for early childhood services. A lower number means the service draws more of its enrolled children from lower socio-economic communities, making it eligible for additional government funding. This is a different scale to the schools Equity Index (344–569) and the two should never be compared directly.

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Children by age

As at July 2025, based on 30 children on the roll.

Under 2 10 (33.3%)
2 years 7 (23.3%)
3 years 8 (26.7%)
4 years 2 (6.7%)
5 years 3 (10%)

Children by ethnicity

Percentages may add up to more than 100%, since a child can be recorded under more than one ethnicity.

European 27 (90%)
Māori 6 (20%)
Asian 4 (13.3%)
Other 3 (10%)

Location

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Contact details

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What comes next

Primary schools closest to Waiheke Island Playcentre — most children move into a primary school after early childhood education, though families are free to choose any school.

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